President Tinubu Suspends EFCC Chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa

President Tinubu has suspended EFCC Chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa.

Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from the office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office.

According to NTA, this follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him by some stakeholders in the anti-corruption fight.

Truetells Nigeria gathered that Mr Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the investigation.

NTA stated that this is a developing story and will provide more details as they emerge.